Budget Initially Clears Senate

· Apr. 10, 2009, 5:47 pm

The state senate initially passed a 17.9 billion dollar budget on Thursday after debating late into the evening. The bill is paired with a controversial proposal that would require a quasi-governmental agency to shift its surplus money to the state to offset cuts to higher education. Bente Birkeland reports from Denver.

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